Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Sas Courses Completed
Other Courses
Personal Information
References
Software
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Sabelo Khalani

Sabelo Khalani

Johannesburg

Summary

I am a detail-oriented Data Engineer/Scientist that designs, develops and maintains highly scalable, secure and reliable data structures. Accustomed to working closely with system architects, software architects and design analysts to understand business or industry requirements to develop comprehensive data models.

I am fascinated by machine learning and large dataset management.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Data Engineer

FirstRand Group Ltd
5 2021 - Current
  • Data Delivery owner end-to-end
  • Design, implement, QA and deploy ETL transformations to enhance the Data Eco System and workflows to load, analyse and archive customer transactional data
  • Ensure data quality is maintained throughout all managed systems.

Group Technology Reporting IT and Digital

MTN Group
09.2019 - 04.2021
  • Preparing Reports
  • Working in various projects: Sharepoint unifying, Reports automation using PowerBI, Investigating different ways in which the organization can use technology efficiently (e.g adopting the use of Microsoft planner, use of macros to automate different tasks in excel etc.), Create and manage projects in Project Portfolio Management tool (PPM).

Technical Intern

SAS Institute
09.2018 - 08.2019
  • Learnt coding in SAS
  • Became a Certified SAS Base and SAS Advanced Programmer
  • Attended various soft-skills training sessions
  • Practical work -FACTS Consulting (Menlyn, Pretoria)
  • I was installing and configuring SAS and ORACLE in Linux
  • Using data from different clients to identify potential fraud.

Assessment Technician

Rand Mutual Assurance
04.2016 - 09.2018
  • I worked in the membership department where I was Calculating Revenue premium for assessed employers
  • Preparing Monthly Report.

Tutor

Rhodes University
02.2015 - 12.2015
  • Assisting 2nd year Mathematical Statistics students with their assignments
  • Invigilator.

Client Services Intern

Allan Gray Proprietary South Africa
06.2015 - 07.2015
  • Analyzing data for predictive models.

Voluntary Administrator

Phomolong Secondary School
01.2014 - 02.2014
  • Motivating Learners
  • Stamping new stationery
  • Registering learners.

Education

Master of Science - Mathematical Statistics

University of The Witwatersrand
04.2001 -

BCom Honours - Mathematical Statistics

Rhodes University
04.2001 -

BCom - Mathematical Statistics And Economics

Rhodes University
04.2001 -

NCS -

Phomolong Secondary School
04.2001 -

Skills

Team Collaboration

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Accomplishments

  • SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 (2019)
  • SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9 (2019)
  • Employee Recognition Award (June 2018)
  • Marvelous Multitasker (December 2017)
  • Employee of the Month (November & October 2017)
  • B/G Honours Study Bursary (2015)
  • Annual Academic Achievement Award (winner in 2015)
  • Annual Academic Achievement Award (nominated in 2014)
  • Founders Hall Top 3rd year student (2014), Study Bursary (from 2012 to 2014), Matric Top 3 Achiever

Sas Courses Completed

  • SAS Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting
  • SAS Programming 1: Essentials
  • SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques
  • SAS Macro Language 1: Essentials
  • SAS SQL 1: Essentials
  • SAS Programming 3: Advanced Techniques and Efficiencies
  • SAS Visual Analytics on SAS Viya

Other Courses

  • Certification of Competency in: Emotional Intelligence and Personal Mastery
  • Business Etiquette & Professional Conduct in the Workplace
  • Presentation and Communication Skills

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 920116 6075 080
  • Hobbies: Soccer, Running, Travelling

References

  • Abe Maduna, Manager, MTN Group, Abe.Maduna@mtn.com, +27 83 200 7335
  • Jacques Bedeman, Team Leader, FirstRand Group, jbedeman@fnb.co.za, +27 (78) 623 8189
  • Brigitte Krüger, Lecturer & Mentor, SAS Institute, Brigitte.Kruger@sas.com, +27 (11) 713 3456
  • Jeoffry Raselabe, Team Leader, Rand Mutual Assurance, jraselabe@randmutual.co.za, +27 (10) 214 3006
  • Sarah Radloff, HOD & Lecturer, Rhodes University, s.radloff@ru.ac.za, +27 (46) 603 8680

Software

Problem-solving

Communication

Interpersonal

Timeline

Group Technology Reporting IT and Digital

MTN Group
09.2019 - 04.2021

Technical Intern

SAS Institute
09.2018 - 08.2019

Assessment Technician

Rand Mutual Assurance
04.2016 - 09.2018

Client Services Intern

Allan Gray Proprietary South Africa
06.2015 - 07.2015

Tutor

Rhodes University
02.2015 - 12.2015

Voluntary Administrator

Phomolong Secondary School
01.2014 - 02.2014

Master of Science - Mathematical Statistics

University of The Witwatersrand
04.2001 -

BCom Honours - Mathematical Statistics

Rhodes University
04.2001 -

BCom - Mathematical Statistics And Economics

Rhodes University
04.2001 -

NCS -

Phomolong Secondary School
04.2001 -

Data Engineer

FirstRand Group Ltd
5 2021 - Current
Sabelo Khalani